Spanish architecture firm MYCC created a beautiful getaway in a remote location in the northeast corner of the Iberian Peninsula where there are ocean views and an abundance of eucalyptus trees. Inspired by nature, this prefabricated home features a forest design created from perforations on the surface of the exterior. Wonderfull isn’t it? For those [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Architecture'
Barnhouse?
July 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Architecture, Uncategorized
I don’t think you can call this house Barnhouse but I like the simpel shape of it. Twice before I wrote about Barnhouses, please klick here and here. Substance Architecture have completed this contemporary renovation on an Iowa City residence that was originally built in 1941. After the renovation Before Much more photos and the [...]
Tags:House renovation·Iowa City·modern house·Substance Architecture
Tiny houses
June 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Architecture
Not everything is bigger in Texas. Tiny Texas Houses, based in Luling, Texas, is a company that builds tiny houses made from recycled salvage materials. As the company says on the website: “After a generation of having it all and wasting so much, perhaps it is time to consider keeping it small and preserving what [...]
Tags:bike trailer·building with recycled materials·small houses
From church to home
June 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Architecture, Uncategorized
Few people have the imagination or the stamina to convert a big Georgian church in a five bedroom modern home. However Sally Onions and Ian Bottomley decided to go ahead and they completely turned this ruined church, located in Northumberland, England, around. What you call a very special home. Oh yes… I almost forgot… they [...]
Green roofs
June 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Architecture, Uncategorized
Did you know that vegetated roofs, or green roofs provide several benefits for buildings and their surroundings? Green rooftop in Copenhagen They can retain rainwater, filter out dust and air pollutants, provide noise and natural thermal insulation and… they are nice to look at don’t you think? Switserland More info and photo’s on the site [...]
Tags:Copenhagen·ecological system·green rooftops·natural insolation
La Fence
June 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Architecture, Design
Dutch design is world renewed for its conceptual, almost art-like products. A great example is this fence by Joep Verhoeven for Studio Demakersvan. La Fence is strong enough for outdoor use, yet soft enough for interior use. The fence can be used as room divider, a staircase railing, as building siding or even fencing. Read [...]
Tags:Dutch design·Fencing·Joep Verhoeven·La Fence·Studio demakersvan
In the middle of nowhere
May 19th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Architecture, Once upon a time...
Once up on a time I traveled around the U.S. for as long as one year… One thing I remember the most was how you could come across the strangest buildings in the middle of nowhere. This tiny prefabricated treasure is not situated in America though but in the Australian outback. Sheathed in copper, the [...]
Tags:Australia'n outback·Casey Brown Architecture·modern house·tiny house
Opera and Architecture
May 4th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Architecture, Life
Last week we made a great canoe trip in nature reserve Rottige Meenthe in southern Friesland, The Netherlands. The weather was beautiful and the small creeks were full of fish spawning. (lay eggs in the reeds) Our new dog Fons was the first time aboard, but sitting quietly in the canoe as if he had [...]
Tags:Dog in canoe·Friesland boating·Jelle de Jong architects
Native Americans and Architecture
April 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Architecture
Rarely or never does one read about American Indian Tribes in Europe . So I was pleasantly surprised to find this positive piece of information. The Port Gamble S’Klallam Reservation is located on the northern tip of the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington State. The House of Knowledge is the realization of a dream for the [...]
Tags:CutlerAnderson architects·Johnston architects·native Americans·the S’Klallam Tribe.
